Maltapyro Posted September 28, 2022 Posted September 28, 2022 KCLO3 /AL/ S is already a dangerous composition which should be screened very cautiously while monitoring temperature and humidity levels ,let alone pressing it. It will not make a very good salute, KCLO4 and AL is a better comp, however still dangerous.
mx5kevin Posted December 12, 2022 Posted December 12, 2022 KCLO3 /AL/ S is already a dangerous composition which should be screened very cautiously while monitoring temperature and humidity levels ,let alone pressing it. It will not make a very good salute, KCLO4 and AL is a better comp, however still dangerous. KClO4 Al with presence of sulfur (10% ideal) or Sb2S3 (10-15% ideal) based flash powders the only one what can give safe way extreme loud reports. Not the KClO4/Al 70:30 that is weak for the purpose. Or with often magnalium or less often the most reactive magnesium for much more faster and reactive comp with Sb2S3 or sulfur but these are more sensitive. This is the only real flash powder for high powered firecrackers. What can give the same power and sound absolute unsafe way are the KClO3. There is no other alternative to this. Other oxidizers are not strong enough for this. Chinese pro pyrotechnicians know this well. And in the EU no coincidence banned the 2 oxidizer for private users. Classic cigarette size Pirate firecrackers with maximum 0.5g flash and under 0.3g, 0.2g, and especially the mini Pirat with less than 0.1g flash it cannot be made in adequate quality without it. I have been researching this theme for more than 10 years. From all Nitrates, KMnO4, persulphates, BaSO4, NH4ClO4, Ba(ClO3)2, this performance cannot be approached. Many of these are not even used in the factory only some people using it at home. Especially at home, the amateurs use all kinds of FP, but this will never be the same. It's really a waste of time and money. There are no widely distributed accurate records of this in amateur circles, because even those who experiment draw wrong conclusions. The most powerful flash powders can be made from the most reactive metal, magnesium then comes the 50:50 magnalium and the less reactive aluminum. The raw material is of insufficient fineness, the ratio are wrong, the metal powder is not properly coated or protected, and the ingredients are not properly mixed either. This leads to incorrect conclusions. It takes several years of active practical experience to be able to draw correct conclusions. And there are very few people who have been doing it for many years. First have to learn to make it well a KNO3 Mg S flash powder. If this is not strong enough for someone, they will not find an alternative that is significantly stronger than this under KClO3 or KClO4. Only KMnO4 between the two in power which is useless and have zero storage stability. Coating the Mg correctly with linseed oil, drying the KNO3 and grinding it to extremely fine powder, and mixing calculating correctly the ingredients. The factory setup using it in larger firecrackers like 1.4g Nitrate Bangers. This is a strong and fast flash. If this doesn't work with this, KClO4 won't work either. Many people do not even understand the difference between magnesium and aluminum powder. How magnesium is a more reactive metal than aluminum. We prepare these raw materials for a product, every detail counts there. Those who do not have many years of experience make a lot of mistakes. People with mixed knowledge give advice on the Internet. This information is full of serious mistakes. There are very few people who do certain things artistically at a very professional level. KClO4 a much more stronger oxidizer than nitrates those who found the two to be similar in terms of performance do not have the appropriate experience.
L0k1 Posted June 11, 2023 Posted June 11, 2023 you should prob stop messing with flash powder before you get hurt flash should not be pressed and if you done any homework you would know that it needs to be loose and fluffy, seriously you should do alot of reading before messing with something that can delimb you or even death, I'm just glad he wasn't ramming it with a hammer....
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